Junior Achievement 4.4Junior Achievement 4.4

““The Winning Combination”The Winning Combination”

Vocabuary Review:Vocabuary Review:

Resume:Resume:

A summary of a person’s work and school A summary of a person’s work and school experience, as well as personal experience, as well as personal information that helps potential employers information that helps potential employers determine whether a person is right for a determine whether a person is right for a particular job.particular job.

““Six essential qualities are the Six essential qualities are the key to success; sincerity, key to success; sincerity,

personal integrity, humility, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.”courtesy, wisdom, charity.”

- William Menninger- William Menninger

Do you agree with this Do you agree with this statement?statement?

Why or why not?Why or why not?

How would you define “success”?How would you define “success”?

Today you will have a chance to Today you will have a chance to show these qualities of integrity, show these qualities of integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, and humility, courtesy, wisdom, and

charity as you participate in a mock charity as you participate in a mock job interview.job interview.

Let’s define our terms:Let’s define our terms:

Integrity:Integrity:Being as good as your wordBeing as good as your wordHumilityHumilityGive credit to others if they helped youGive credit to others if they helped youCourtesyCourtesyShowing good mannersShowing good mannersWisdomWisdomSmartness that comes from experienceSmartness that comes from experienceCharityCharityBeing generous and giving back to othersBeing generous and giving back to others

Let’s not forget honesty!Let’s not forget honesty!

Honesty has a special term in business. Honesty has a special term in business. It’s called “business ethics”. Ethics are the It’s called “business ethics”. Ethics are the standard that help determine what is good, standard that help determine what is good, right, and proper.right, and proper.

It’s important to show all these It’s important to show all these qualities in a job interview.qualities in a job interview.

A job interview is a A job interview is a meeting between meeting between employer and a job employer and a job applicant. The applicant. The employer finds out employer finds out whether the applicant whether the applicant is “suitable” (a good is “suitable” (a good match) for the job.match) for the job.

““Applicant” means Applicant” means someone who is someone who is looking for a job. They looking for a job. They request or seek request or seek employment.employment.

The key component to a strong The key component to a strong interview is the handshake.interview is the handshake.

It’s important to make eye contact It’s important to make eye contact and have a firm grip.and have a firm grip.

A firm handshake and a greeting A firm handshake and a greeting set the tone for the interview.set the tone for the interview.

Let’s practice giving a greeting Let’s practice giving a greeting and a firm handshake.and a firm handshake.

One of the most important One of the most important things you can do to prepare for things you can do to prepare for an interview is to think ahead. an interview is to think ahead.

What questions might the What questions might the interviewer ask you?interviewer ask you?

(You can probably guess (You can probably guess many of the most common many of the most common

questions.) questions.)

Turn to pages 58 and 59 in your Turn to pages 58 and 59 in your workbook; “Making the Right workbook; “Making the Right

Impression”. These are some of Impression”. These are some of the questions an interviewer the questions an interviewer might ask. What would your might ask. What would your

answers be?answers be?

It’s time to try out these answers It’s time to try out these answers on a practice interview. Meet in on a practice interview. Meet in groups of three. One person is groups of three. One person is

the interviewer, one is the the interviewer, one is the applicant, and one person applicant, and one person

evaluates. Use page 60 to mark evaluates. Use page 60 to mark your evaluation. Take turns.your evaluation. Take turns.

Practice makes perfect! Practice makes perfect! Knowing what is going to be Knowing what is going to be

asked helps you to be friendly, asked helps you to be friendly, focused and confident. Please focused and confident. Please

complete the Word Map on complete the Word Map on page 61 when you are done.page 61 when you are done.

Tomorrow, during Junior Tomorrow, during Junior Achievement, you will be called Achievement, you will be called down to the media center for an down to the media center for an interview. This is your chance to interview. This is your chance to make a great impression! Dress make a great impression! Dress appropriately and practice your appropriately and practice your

interview skills tonight. interview skills tonight. Good Luck!Good Luck!